Archives International Auctions Sale 36 Sessions 1 , 2 & 3 October 22 & 25th - Click Lot Title to Bid

174 / 245

Archives International Auctions - Sale 36
164 October 22&25,2016 Archives International Auctions
Kentucky and Tennessee
1040
Kentucky and Tennessee. $1000, Specimen 6% First Mortgage Coupon
Bond. Black ink with very ornate printing. Green border and under print.
Vignette of two cherubs at top, with allegorical female figures at left
hand side. Specimen overprints, POC’s, VF, ABNC. ��������������������Est. $130-250
Louisiana
1041
Louisiana and Arkansas. Odd Amount Specimen 5% 1st Mortgage
Series C Bond. Vignette of a locomotive passing men by telegraph pole.
Specimen overprints, POC’s. XF condition. Scarce railroad bond. ABNC.
Unlisted as bonds, only known as stocks, rare and attractive.������Est. $120-200
1042
New
Orleans, Louisiana. $1000, 4 1/2% Gold Bond Proof, Text and vignette
only, missing the borders, Cancellation proof with large red X in the
middle cancelling the bond with note that the plate was destroyed in
1949. Rare. Republic BNC.������������������������������������������������������������Est. $200-400
1043
Louisiana. $1000 I/U 8% Second Mortgage Coupon Bond. Black
print with black border and red under print. Vignette of two allegorical
figures sitting beside a shield with the American Flag on it, and a Bald
Eagle sitting on it. Each corner of the certificate is adorned with the
state symbol of the states involved in the railroad; Tennessee, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas. VF-XF condition with all but 6 coupons still
attached. NBNC����������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $120-200
1044
New Orleans, Louisiana. 125
Pounds Sterling I/U 7% Bond. Black print with simple black border and
a red under print. Vignettes frame the border of the certificate including
George Washington, two allegorical figures flanking the Mexican Seal,
and a locomotive. All coupons attached at bottom of certificate. The
Tehuantepec Company was formed as a result of a grant given to Don
Jose de Goray by in 1842 by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the President
of the Republic of Mexico. The grant stated the purpose of the company
was to open “a line of communication...between the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans, through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.” Through a combination
of canals, railroads and steam-carriages, the Tehuantepec Company
would provide a fast, commercially feasible link between the two oceans
opening a profitable Asiatic trade via San Francisco and Tehuantepec.
Support of the concept was widespread and included Judah Benjamin,
President Fillmore, Daniel Webster and numerous other notables.
Unfortunately, the company dissolved amid a rivalry between the
promoters and ultimately, financial failure. An attempt at resurrecting
the company was begun with four rival groups claiming ownership to de
Goray’s original grant in 1842. An extremely historic forerunner to the
Panama Canal. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������Est. $700-1200